Ham and Cheese

The small bistro we are all going to goes by the name of "Ham and Cheese". It is our favorite place to go out to as it is the only place in Riga that has true American tasting food. (Of course, we have the ubiquitous McDonalds but. . .well....you know. .McDonalds?) We found it the way we have found most things, by looking at a guidebook called "Riga in your Pocket". It is an English guidebook and reviews all the restaurants. In our experience, the claims in this guidebook are not accurate as the various establishments do not have the expected cuisine. (Imagine my surprise and chagrin when I once ordered the touted fajitas and they arrived covered in curry!-not exactly Tex-Mex) The guidebook did claim that Ham and Cheese was American style as its owners were American. Well, this we had to see for ourselves! Oh the joy of a real meatball sub and the bliss of a true philly cheesesteak. They even have Dr. Pepper!! (Sure it comes in a can and there are no glasses and no ice, but still, real Dr. Pepper!)

We thought we were going to Ham and Cheese for the food, but the Lord has another purpose as well. The owners have warmed, albeit slowly, to us as we have gotten to know them over the past few weeks. We were astounded to learn that one of the owners/investors is the editor-in-chief of the Baltic Times--the only English newspaper for the three Baltic states- Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. We are excited for the doors God is opening.



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